Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 199 The Second Choice
Under the basket, physicality is everything.

Every second, every moment, the confrontation is taking place.

To gain a favorable position, you have to seize it.

If you can't out-compete your opponent, you'll be suppressed. In this situation, if you still want to defend against your opponent, you can only use bigger movements to interfere with them when you make your move.

Therefore, it is easy to commit fouls.

In the second half of the second quarter, when Yao Ming pushed past Femorin and was about to take a step up, Femorin turned around and stretched out his arm to reach him.

drop!
As expected, it was a foul. After making the hand-touching foul gesture, the referee simply pointed out of the court.

Five people have graduated.

Femorin didn't argue, exchanged a glance with Nowitzki next to him, and walked off the court dejectedly.

He played for almost 17 minutes, scoring 3 points and committing 5 fouls.

Great, they really got blown up!
Dietman came forward, opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately said nothing.

"You tried your best."

He patted Fimmerin on the shoulder.

It wasn't that Femorin didn't work hard; it was just that his competitors were too strong.

In one and a half quarters, he scored 16 points and forced one player off the court.

Dietman grinned, his face full of helplessness.

Los Angeles.

When people first learned that Yao Ming had scored 39 points in a warm-up game, dominating Jermaine O'Neal and Ben Wallace, their reaction wasn't as strong.

After all, they are just cold, hard numbers in the newspaper.

But seeing Yao Ming wreak havoc in the German team's paint now is a completely different feeling.

You can clearly see how strong Yao Ming's physical strength is. When he stands under the basket, Femorin can't even squeeze past him.

You can see how agile he is the moment he starts moving, and how nimble his steps are.

In addition, they possess solid basic skills and a variety of finishing techniques.

Of course, you can also see how embarrassed his opponents were and what efforts the German team made to defend against Yao Ming.

These are the most direct things that can let them know how strong Yao Ming is.

So as everyone watched, they unexpectedly fell silent, their thoughts wandering.

Houston watched intently with a smile, imagining what kind of spectacular performance Yao Ming would deliver in the paint at Madison Square Garden next season.

He couldn't help but glance at Billups in the corner.

With himself, Yao Ming, and Billups, the basic lineup is already in place, inside and out.

correct.

Houston then thought of Ryden's outlandish team-building ideas.

Didn't they bring in two "Garnetts"?

What if Townsend really does cultivate a Garnett for New York?

With a lineup like that, why can't they compete for the championship?

With the Pistons, he partnered with Hill, but failed to lead the Pistons to glory again, and they didn't even make it past the first round.

He joined the Knicks and teamed up with Ewing.

Ewing has earned the title of "uncrowned king," so what is he then? An uncrowned second-in-command?
With the Magic, Ewing fulfilled his dream and won the championship.

What about yourself?
Houston's gaze drifted somewhat; he had settled down in New York and was used to life there.

He loves the city and wants to retire there as a hero of New York's championship run and a team legend, and also wants to win a championship trophy for the passionate fans.

Not far away, Kobe turned his head slightly, glancing at Tang Sen out of the corner of his eye.

He saw another super center about to be born.

Last year, Tangsen nurtured Brown, shattering his dream of a three-peat.

Kobe was not satisfied and wanted to try again next season.

And now, it is foreseeable that another strong team will emerge in the East.

Kobe believed that Yao Ming's talent was even greater than Brown's.

The two embarked on the same life trajectory, and with Tang Sen's help, who knows how much Yao Ming would improve after one season.

If Yao Ming were to unleash a spectacular skyhook in next year's Finals, Kobe wouldn't be surprised.

So how should the Lakers deal with a team like this?

Everyone knows that to defeat the Lakers, all you need to do is take down Shaquille O'Neal.

Kobe hated this kind of argument and felt like he was invisible.

But the truth is, even Brown could go toe-to-toe with O'Neal.

What about Yao Ming, who was even taller and more talented?
Will he be able to defeat O'Neal head-on?

Kobe silently clenched his fist.

Shaquille O'Neal is just like that; expecting him to work harder is pointless, you might as well rely on yourself.

There's still a month left; I need to become stronger.

Everyone has their own thoughts.

Garnett couldn't help but think, "If Rhodes wants Garnett so badly, why don't you just trade me for him?"

If I were to team up with Yao Ming, he could dominate the paint while I could unleash my turnaround jump shot from the outside. We'd be a formidable duo, unstoppable.

Carter glanced at McGrady.

He entered the league earlier than him, and after he entered the league, McGrady was relegated to the bench.

He chose to leave, then won the championship, completing his professional career.

What about yourself?

Should we continue to waste our time in the freezing cold of Toronto?
Brown rested his head on the back of the seat in front of him, his eyes filled with melancholy.

I am the senior disciple.

That's right, I am the senior brother!
Tang Sen had no idea what these guys were thinking. He silently entered the simulation space and began to simulate the training plan for the next month.

The last month is a time for reflection and adaptation to changes in the body.

At the same time, it also prepares them in advance, allowing them to hone their signature moves or killer moves in the last month.

For example, Kobe.

At the beginning of the training camp, he wanted to practice turnaround jump shots and fadeaway jump shots.

Tang Sen certainly helped him train.

His body is getting stronger and stronger, he can jump higher, and his core is more stable, so now he is capable of performing a fadeaway jump shot like Jordan.

Over the next month, Tang Sen will have him improve his fadeaway jump shot accuracy.

On the other hand, Townsend will focus on improving his back-to-the-basket game.

When practicing his turnaround jump shot, Tang Sen always focused on practicing his footwork.

You should also coordinate your footwork before turning around and shooting a jump shot.

Therefore, Tang Sen's [Charm] skill is listed as a turnaround jump shot, but the [label] given to him is [Back-to-the-basket Punisher].

Post-up moves are the foundation of turnaround jump shots and fadeaway jump shots.

Moreover, the fadeaway is just a finishing move; even if you master it, it doesn't mean you have to fadeaway for every ball.

On the contrary, backhand attacks, various footwork techniques, and rhythm control are the fundamentals.

Therefore, the training plan needs to be re-simulated, and the proportion of physical training should be further reduced in order to maintain the current fitness level.

Then focus on technical training.

At the same time, Tangsen will increase the proportion of adversarial simulations.

Even if Yao Ming leaves, there are still 11 people in the training camp, enough to form two teams for a practice match.

While the training program was being leisurely simulated, the match between the Chinese and German teams also ended.

86:81.

China narrowly defeated Germany by 5 points.

Yao Ming's dominance in the paint gave Dietman a real dilemma.

A collapse in the paint leads to the collapse of the entire defensive system.

He tried to limit Yao Ming, but doing so would affect the German team's offense.

He still wants to play an offensive game.

Abandon the inside game and let Nowitzki focus on scoring.

In the crucial moments of the fourth quarter, Nowitzki scored consecutive baskets in isolation plays, trading points with Yao Ming.

But it was clearly too late.

In the end, Yao Ming played for 39 minutes, scoring a game-high 37 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 blocks.

They're really going on a killing spree; it's almost unsolvable.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points in a losing effort, but the team ultimately suffered a defeat.

The post-match celebration was a media frenzy.

The performance of the newly crowned champion shocked everyone.

When he scored 39 points in a previous warm-up game, a small number of media outlets, taking a cynical approach, claimed that it was just a warm-up game, an exhibition match, and didn't represent anything.

Now, in the actual World Championship main event, Yao Ming still delivered a top-notch performance, and these criticisms have completely disappeared.

All that's left is praise. And then, in the second group stage match against Algeria, the weakest team in the group, Yao Ming scored 34 points in three quarters, creating a 20-point lead.

A phenomenon known as Yao Ming fever is sweeping across the United States.

It is said that a Chinese restaurant in Flushing, New York, took advantage of the hype and launched a "Yao Ming Special Meal," claiming that it was Yao Ming's favorite dish from his distant hometown.

They successfully tricked a large number of Knicks fans into buying the tickets.

Even outside Tang Sen's training facility, a large number of Chinese media outlets appeared, trying to uncover the secrets behind Yao Ming's improvement from Tang Sen's perspective.

This forced Tang Sen to hire several security personnel to prevent the students from being harassed.

This is another small expense; I'll have to ask Tamiflu for reimbursement later.

September has arrived.

The popular badge drawing feature.

Tang Sen still hopes to get the new badge.

The more badges you have, the greater the bonus.

There is no air force.

Then a silver hue appeared.

It's not a loss, but it's not a great profit either.

Tang Sen looked at the new badge.

Silver Badge: True Knowledge Comes from Practice

I never engage in empty talk.

[We arrange practical training to hone trainees' skills in real-world scenarios, enabling them to transfer 20% of their technical training into practical applications.]

Tang Sen's eyes lit up.

Another new bonus has been added.

As the name suggests.

For example, if you've learned a breakthrough technique and your footwork is already very proficient, this badge can help you apply it more quickly in actual combat and truly make it your own skill.

This is obviously useful.

There is a situation where someone trains very well, performing maneuvers like crossovers and 360-degree turns with incredible skill and flair.

But when it came to the actual competition, they were completely lost.

Because you are facing a dynamic competition environment, you have to make different choices and adjust your actions every second.

Only when you skillfully apply it at this moment can you truly be considered proficient.

Or rather, this kind of thing is called experience.

A more accurate description of this badge would be that it increases the rapid accumulation of experience.

Most importantly, it is also a group badge.

This is a good badge; I can use it in tomorrow's practice match.

Tang Sen's plan is to arrange a 5V5 training match every three days to test everyone's abilities in real combat.

Once a problem is identified, adjustments are made immediately.

If there are advantages, strengthen them immediately.

They train together every three days, followed by one-on-one competitive training every day.

In short, this coming month, they need to truly internalize everything they learned in the previous two months.

The next afternoon.

Sather still acts as the referee.

Because Yao Ming left, James got the chance to play.

For Team A, Garnett was moved to the center position.

Tangsen wants him to focus on the power forward position.

In the current league environment, playing on the perimeter might result in better stats and an easier game, but if you want to contend for the championship, you still need to work on your inside game.

So Team A fielded a lineup of Garnett, Stoudemire, James, Houston, and Kobe.

Team B, Brown, Hill.

Hill's strong physique makes him perfectly capable of playing the power forward position.

Then came McGrady, Carter, and Billups.

As always, the requirement is for more one-on-one duels to showcase one's abilities.

On the wing, mid-range, Carter is up against Houston.

He turned his back to Houston.

The resistance is very strong.

Houston's weight of 94 kilograms is considered a bit heavy for a shooting guard.

Therefore, he has always been good at physical confrontations. With his physique, he can defend against some people and also use his physical advantages to do some one-on-one plays on the offensive end.

But Carter is heavier.

He is 1.98 meters tall and weighs a full 99 kilograms.

He is a heavy guard with the physique of a swingman.

Carter's powerful back-to-the-basket drive forced Houston back down.

After his second post-up move, he reached the edge of the penalty area, paused slightly, and took a step up with his right foot, as if to get up.

He tried to shake off Houston, then changed his rhythm, slipped past Houston, and made a layup with a step-back move.

Unfortunately, the experienced Houston team was not shaken up.

Carter had no choice but to turn around and force a jump shot.

Naturally, it didn't go in.

On the sidelines, Tedsky couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Don, I really think acting is a kind of talent, and Vince doesn't have that talent."

Tang Sen chuckled at his criticism, saying, "Don't jump to conclusions, let's wait and see."

Tang Sen shook his head inwardly as he watched Carter run away looking dejected.

Tedsky might have been right.

Carter lacks a certain amount of acting skills.

The acting skills I'm referring to here aren't like Divac's, Oscar-worthy acting with all sorts of fancy fake falls.

It is a deception of actions.

In developing Carter, Tang Sen's general direction was to encourage him to strive to emulate Jordan.

For a guard, if you want to become the best, training like Jordan is definitely the way to go.

So Townsend had Carter lose weight and work out, especially his small muscles, to improve his flexibility and coordination.

The province will not be able to expand or contract so much.

Chinese culture emphasizes the balance of strength and gentleness, but Carter only had strength and no gentleness.

Secondly, we need to practice his back-to-the-back footwork.

He has a high center of gravity when dribbling, but his footwork is actually quite good.

It's a direct descendant of North Carolina, after all.

Like Stackhouse, his dribbling isn't great, but his post-up game has always been good.

Then, you practice rhythm variations based on the back-to-back footwork.

At the same time, he practiced his mid-range shooting diligently.

In the first two months, these skills were already quite good. Then, based on these two skills, they were combined to practice Jordan-style back-to-the-basket moves, just like Kobe did.

Then he encountered the same problem as Kobe.

Inadequate acting skills.

In Tang Sen's view, the reason why Jordan's back-to-the-basket game was so sharp and unstoppable was essentially because he maximized the two-way play.

When Tang Sen was teaching Brown to practice low-post shooting and jab steps, he explained to him why he needed to practice these techniques.

Only by making a threatening shot will the opponent be caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to defend your shot or your drive.

Jordan was the same.

His shooting accuracy is so good that he can fool the defender with just a fake shot.

Once he gets going, Jordan has many ways to finish the move, like he did with Carter just now, he can cut inside and take a layup.

Jordan often used this trick: a slight shoulder feint would shake the defender off balance.

Hakeem Olajuwon also had this; when he did all sorts of dream moves, his whole body was full of fake movements, and his face was full of acting skills.

That one glance was enough to fool the defender.

This is what acting skills are all about.

Kobe wasn't good either. Last season, he had a lot of back-to-the-basket moves, and there were many instances where he would fake out the defender once, but not get him to move, and then he would keep faking out the defender three or four times, but still not get him to move, and finally he would force a shot.

In other words, the acting was subpar.

Carter, too, his acting was too fake.

On the contrary, Tang Sen felt that Maddie's acting talent was much better than the other two.

There's no way around it; you can only practice slowly, accumulate experience, and find your rhythm.

(End of this chapter)